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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1921
Page
4
The notice lists Daily and Sunday subscription options including one month three months six months and one year and states The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to its news dispatches and local news published herein with republication rights reserved.
The piece argues Georgia peach crops moving north and south while prices rise. It condemns the federal reserve system for high lending rates, urging Congress to fix a 4 percent rate to aid farmers and banks, and to pursue Germany trade to boost national prosperity.
A fragmentary verse vignette by D G B presents three friends Strong Hope and two wise ones offering moral counsel. It contrasts punishment law with tender strength of Love wart Faith In D G and notes reproof and commendation as private and public actions.
A transcription of quiz questions and answers cover topics from ancient priestesses of Rome to the Pleiades, viaducts, color spotting, pie plant, diphthongs, steel, Elvis Howe, Mt. Hood, monkshood poison, pillory, and queries on astronomy, anatomy, literature, embargo, hieroglyphics, Vatican, and telepathy.
Wendellel Pills Ambition Brand touted as a nerve tonic to restore vigor for nervous tired and despondent people. Box sells for 60 cents with Palmer & Son authorized to refund if dissatisfied. Advert promises relief from debility and nerves from overwork or alcohol and tobacco use. Also promotes A L K tablets for digestion at 20 cents per dozen.
Athens Georgia May 5 1921 Athens Banner details a nuisance suit over laundry smoke from Athens Empire Laundry Co. The case began with a petition accusing coal smoke of harming tenants, leading to a verdict against nuisance claims, then a Supreme Court reversal establishing smoke could be a nuisance. Once smoke ceased, the suit was dismissed though the plaintiff retains right to file again if trouble returns.
The piece criticizes a proposed $153,000 rate increase by Adhen Electric, arguing asset values rose since 1919 while material costs and wages fell or fluctuated. It cites October 1920 versus May 1921 prices for cement, labor, rock, pig iron, rails, copper, oak and pine lumber, concluding most items dropped 21 to 60 percent, suggesting no rate rise and possible reduction.
The exchange published ruling prices covering Tone elendy and middling grades. May opened 12.57, low 11.712.68, close 4, July 12.97, Det 48.68, Dec 44.00. Foreign money Sterling at 108. Mranes call money 646.
A Colorado farmer named G. W. Branson testifies that Vinci improved his appetite digestion blood vigor and energy after a period of weakness. The ad asserts Vinci benefits nervous anaemic and rundown conditions and offers bottles at $1.00 with a guarantee through H. R. Palmer & Sons druggists.
In pursuance of the order of Ton NOU Watching Referer in Bankrupt cy a sale of notes accounts and choses in action formerly belonging to White Bros Bankrupt Maysville Ga total amount 200000900. A list of assets can be obtained on request. Sale to be exed and subject to court confirmation. Held Saturday May 7 at 416 South Mutual Building Athens Ga at orlock.
The report covers cotton seed oil bids and futures across Orleans and New York, noting price levels and supply signals. It discusses a South-wide move to withhold cotton from markets to push prices up, with farmers assigning cotton for five-year periods to a marketing association, and mentions global demand shifts, strike effects, and steady pricing in yarns amid tepid domestic activity.
In a May 5 quotation from Henry L. Doherty’s Cities Service, he laments ongoing intolerance and prejudice, noting that as long as hate persists, society will burn witches in some form. The report also lists bid quotes for Cities Service securities and cotton market prices in several cities.
Southern League games include Atlanta 4 Birmingham 2 and Mobile 5 Little Rock 2. New Orleans 6 Memphis 6, Chattooga 7, Nashville 6. American League matchups Cleveland 0 Chicago 4, St. Louis 0 Detroit 9, others rained out. National League Chicago 7 Cincinnati 11, Pittsburg 8 St. Louis 2. College games list several matchups across Virginia and Carolinas with variable scores.
A woman describes severe illness including a tumor ulcers and displacement that threatened an operation. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered and avoided surgery. She praises the medicine and offers to let her name be used to share the testimonial. The letter notes improvement during and after the Change and mentions the product as a solution.
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